Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2015 ft²	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2015 USD ($)
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Expiration of operating lease agreement				2018-09
Consolidated rent and operating expense relating to Vancouver and Bothell			$ 100,000	$ 100,000	$ 0
Indemnification obligations			$ 0	0
Expenses related to indemnification issues				$ 0
Grosvenor International Limited [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Area of office space leased \| ft²		11,526
Expiration date of option to lease additional area of office space		Aug. 01, 2015
Lease expiration date		Apr. 30, 2018
Optional lease renewal		3 years
Monthly base rent commencement date		May 01, 2015
Lessee's share of property tax percentage.		17.00%
Construction allowance received for leasehold improvements						$ 100,000
Deposit amount under lease agreement						$ 200,000
Additional office space \| ft²	2,245
Grosvenor International Limited [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Monthly base rent		$ 18,000
Grosvenor International Limited [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Monthly base rent		$ 20,000

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